# N883AA: 1979 Boeing 727-223, registration cancelled 2002-04-08 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 8, 2002 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Boeing 727-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (registry code 1384074) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 21522 - Year built: 1979 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: April 10, 1979 - Certificate issued: April 18, 1979 - Last registry action: November 14, 2000 - Mode S code: AC28FB - Owners when cancelled: [American Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Dallas Ft Worth Arpt](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DALLAS%20FT%20WORTH%20ARPT) - Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas) - Physical address: [Dallas/Ft Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas%2FFt%20Worth) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 32.9032° N, 97.0531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75261, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N883AA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=883AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N883AA-2002-04-08 From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe. ADs and bulletins for the Boeing 727-223: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223.md ## Service difficulty reports (52, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA20011414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011414), Jul 19, 2001: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. TUL - LIGHT FLICKERS. REPLACED LIGHT OPS CHECKS GOOD. (M) - [SDR AALA20011460](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011460), Jul 18, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK IN FORWARD AND AFT SIDE OF 870 WEB AT APU LOAD CONTROL DISCHARGE CUT-OUT. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-2 FIG 1, SHEET 2. (M) - [SDR AALA20011462](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011462), Jul 18, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN RIVET SHEARED AT STATION 1050 INBOARD OF STRINGER 27R NEAR REPAIR DOUBLER, CORROSION ON SKIN. FOUND RIVET SHEARED FROM CORROSION. CUT - [SDR AALA20001743](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001743), Oct 19, 2000: STRUCTURE. CUT. TUL - FOUND UPPER PYLON CHORD ANGLE CUT FROM 11 INCHES AFT STATION 1183. SPLICED IN CHORD ANGLE REPAIR PER SRM 51-40-3. (M) - [SDR AALA2001742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2001742), Oct 18, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. TUL - NR 3 ENGINE PYLON UPPER OUTBOARD ANGLE AT FIREWALL AFT OF FORWARD ENGINE MOUNT CRACKED BETWEEN FASTENERS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW ANGLE PER SRM 51-10 - [SDR AALA20001741](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001741), Oct 17, 2000: TUL - FOUND STATION 950E FORWARD SIDE OF FRAME BETWEEN STRINGER 25L-26L SHEAR TIE CORRODED. RENOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-10-1. (M) - [SDR AALA20001602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001602), Sep 24, 2000: BLADE. BROKEN. MEM - FLT 622 - EN ROUTE DFW-BWI, NR 1 ENGINE FAILED. ACCOMPLISHED FIRE/SEVERE DAMGE CHECKLIST, DUMPED APPROXIMTELY 6000 LBS OF FUEL, AIR INTERRUPTED, AND LANDE - [SDR AALA2000563](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000563), Mar 29, 2000: BATTERY PACK. LEAKING. TUL - FOUND EVIDENCE OF ELECTROLYTE LEAKAGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK S/N WA7740. UNIT BAT5018 S/N YA8542 INSTALLED REF, E53 NR 3340781. (M) - [SDR AALA990336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990336), Mar 14, 1999: WIRE. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS AT SEAT ROW 4D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH FLAT JUMPER WIRE AT SEAT ROW - [SDR AALA9863](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA9863), Oct 6, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER 29R OUTBOARD LEG CORRODED STATION 950E TO 950E PLUS 5. REMOVED STRINGER 29R FROM STATION 950D PLUS 10 TO STATION 1005 AND INSTALLED NEW SEC - [SDR AALA981888](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981888), Oct 6, 1998: FRAME. DAMAGED. TUL - BELLFRAME HAS HOLE IN UPPER FLANGE. REMOVED DAMAGED MATERIAL AND FASTENER. DYE CHECKED FABRICATED AND DRILLED DOUBLER. ALODINED AND PRIMED AFFECTED AREA. - [SDR AALA981887](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981887), Oct 6, 1998: SUPPORT. CHAFED. TUL - AFT CENTER TENSION TIE SUPPORT LUG ON TOP OF VERTICAL STABILIZER HAS WORN AREA OUTBOARD OF LEFT HOLE. REMOVED CORROSION AND FLAP PEENED PER AARD 55-30-05- - [SDR AALA981886](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981886), Oct 6, 1998: FRAME. DENTED. TUL - BELL FRAME DENTED (ON TOP) STATION 500 BETWEEN STRINGER 23 RT AND 24 RT. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF FRAME AND REPAIRED PER SRM 51-40-3 IAW AARD 53-10-07-3. ( - [SDR AALA981885](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981885), Oct 6, 1998: FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - STUB FRAME CORRODED AT SKIN ATTACH ANGLE STATION 950E AND 6 FORWARD SIDE OUTBOARD OF STRINGER 29R. REMOVED AND REPLACED STUB FRAME PER SRM 51-30-2. (M) - [SDR AALA981884](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981884), Oct 6, 1998: FRAME. DENTED. TUL - STATION 950F BELL FRAME DENT BETWEEN STRINGER 25 AND 26L. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 51-40-3 FIG 1. - [SDR AALA981883](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981883), Oct 6, 1998: SPLICE. CORRODED. TUL - STRINGER 29R SPLICE RIGHT VERTICAL LEG CORRODED STATION 1010. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER SPLICE PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. (M) - [SDR AALA981882](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981882), Oct 6, 1998: CLIP. CORRODED. TUL - STRINGER CLIP CORRODED OUTBOARD SIDE OF STRINGER 29R STATION 990 FORWARD SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER CLIP PER SRM 51-30-2. (M) - [SDR AALA981881](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981881), Oct 6, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - BILGE SKIN CORRODED STATION 1042-1047 OUTBOARD SIDE OF STRINGER 29R. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM 53-30-3. NO CUT OUT REQUIRED PER SRM 53-30-03-3 AARD. (M) - [SDR AALA981880](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981880), Oct 6, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - BILGE SKIN CORRODED STATION 1040-1050 OUTBOARD SIDE OF STRINGER 28R. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM 53-30-3. NO CUT OUT REQUIRED PER SRM 53-30-03-3 AARD. (M) - [SDR AALA981879](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981879), Oct 6, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND SKIN CORRODED BELOW BELTFRAME STATION 720C AND STRINGER 28L. INSTALLED DOUBLER TO REPAIR SKIN PER SRM 53-30-3. CUT OUT CORRODED SKIN. (M) - [SDR AALA981878](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981878), Oct 6, 1998: SKIN. CHAFED. TUL - TWO HOLES WORN THROUGH FUSELAGE SKIN STATION 950B AND 14 INCH STRINGER 23L. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. INSTALLED DOUBLER. (M) - [SDR AALA981876](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981876), Oct 6, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - AFT FACE OF SHEAR TIE CORRODED STATION 1130 OUTBOARD OF STRINGER 29L. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-10-1. (M) - [SDR AALA981875](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981875), Oct 6, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND SHEAR TIE FORWARD FACE CORRODED STATION 1130 LEFT SIDE OF STRINGER 29L. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-10-1. (M) - [SDR AALA981873](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981873), Oct 6, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE STATION 1148 BETWEEN STRINGER 30 AND 29 RT. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-10-1. (M) - [SDR AALA981872](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981872), Oct 6, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE FORWARD 660 OUTBOARD STRINGER 27 RT. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-10-1. (M) - [SDR AALA981871](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981871), Oct 6, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION AFT SIDE BELTFRAME STATION 580 OUTBOARD STRINGER 27 LEFT, SHEAR TIE. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-10-01. (M) - [SDR AALA981869](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981869), Oct 6, 1998: BULKHEAD. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND 740 AFT BULKHEAD SKIN AND DOUBLER CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION. REPLACED DOUBLER AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 51-40-2 PAGE 6B. (M) - [SDR AALA981868](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981868), Oct 6, 1998: FRAME. DENTED. TUL - BELL FRAME DENTED STATION 500 IN BETWEEN STRINGER 23 LEFT AND 22 LT. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED .071 7075-T6 DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-40-3 PER AARD 53-1 - [SDR AALA981867](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981867), Oct 6, 1998: FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - FRAME CORRODED STATION 304 OUTBOARD OF RIGHT NOSE GEAR TRUNNION CASTING. REPLACED CORRODED FRAME PER SRM 51-10-1. (M) - [SDR AALA981866](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981866), Oct 6, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION OUTBOARD OF STRINGER 28 LEFT STATION 720F TO STATION 740. INSTALLED STRAP PER ESO 11697, DATED 9/2/98. (M) - [SDR AALA981864](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981864), Oct 6, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION OUTBOARD SIDE STRINGER 28 RT, STATION 720F. BLENDED CORRODED FROM AREA INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP PER ESO 11697 DATED 9-2-98. (M) - [SDR AALA981862](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981862), Oct 6, 1998: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER 15R CRACKED FORWARD OF ICE LIGHT STATION 720B PLUS 4. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3. (M) - [SDR AALA981861](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981861), Oct 6, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER CORRODED AT LEVELING COMPOUND STRINGER 24R, STATION 290. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3 DET 2. (M) - [SDR AALA981860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981860), Oct 6, 1998: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER CRACKED AT BRACKET ATTACH HOLES STATION 344 STRINGER 5R. REPAIRED STRINGER 5 AT STATION 344 PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 2, DETAIL 1. (M) - [SDR AALA981859](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981859), Oct 6, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FLOORBEAM TOP FLANGE CORRODED STATION 344, LBL 19. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA, INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER AT STATION 344 FLOORBEAM LBL 19 PER SRM 53-10-8 PAG - [SDR AALA981857](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981857), Oct 6, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON UPPER FLOORBEAM FLANGE AT STATION 380 RBL 12 INCH OUTBOARD TO CREASE ANGLE. REPAIRED 380 FLOORBEAM PER SRM 53-10-8. (M) - [SDR AALA981856](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981856), Oct 6, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED STATION 380 RBL 48 - RBL 55. REPAIRED 380 FLOORBEAM PER SRM 53-10-8. (M) - [SDR AALA981870](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981870), Sep 28, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - SHEAR TIE CORRODED ON AFT SIDE AT STATION 970 STRINGER 28-29R. REPLACED SHEAR TIE WITH NEW 51-10-1. (M) - [SDR AALA981874](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981874), Sep 18, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION AT BELL FRAME SHEAR TIE STATION 1166 RIGHT OF STRINGER 30. INSTALLED SHEAR TIE. REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-4. (M) - [SDR AALA981889](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981889), Sep 16, 1998: FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION AT LOWER ANGLE OF STATION 970 BELT FRAME OUTBOARD OF STRINGER 29R (FWD SIDE). CUT OUT BAD SECTION OF BELTFRAME AND INSTALLED NEW SECTION O - [SDR AALA981877](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981877), Sep 13, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORRODED SHEAR TIE FORWARD SIDE STATION 720C STRINGER 28-27 LT. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-10-1. (M) - [SDR AALA981858](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981858), Sep 10, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - TOP SURFACE OF FLOORBEAM CORRODED AT STATION 312 RBL 44 INCHES. CUT OUT CORROSION, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-8 PAGE - [SDR AALA981865](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981865), Aug 3, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION IN STRINGER 27 RIGHT STATION 720F PLUS 5 INCHES. REMOVED CORROSION, INSTALLED REPAIR SPLICE PER SRM 53-10-3. (M) - [SDR AALA981301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981301), Jul 2, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN CEILING NEAR ROW 25 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT CEILING LIGHT PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, - [SDR AALA980994](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980994), May 15, 1998: SWITCH. LOOSE. MIA - FLT 925 - DURING CLIMB-OUT, FLAPS RETRACTED TO 2 DEGREES AND A LEADING EDGE AMBLER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. POSITION TEST INDICATED THE NR 3 LEADING EDGE FLAP W - [SDR AALA971042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971042), Jun 7, 1997: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS BY FORWARD GALLEY INOPERATIVE. RESECURED LOOSE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP CONNECTOR BY FORWARD GALLEY. SYS - [SDR AALA961257](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961257), Aug 27, 1996: FLOOR PAN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND AREA OF RIGHT AFT LAV FLOOR PAN WEB HAS HEAVY CORROSION IN AREA OF HOLE FOR DUMP SHUTE FLANGE. REMOVED CORRODED AREA. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 51-40 - [SDR AALA961258](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961258), Aug 26, 1996: FLOOR PAN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR PAN RIGHT AFT LAV. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-2 PG 1-6. (M) - [SDR AALA961256](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961256), Aug 26, 1996: FLOOR PAN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND RIGHT AFT LAVATORY (FLOOR PANEL) CORRODED AT SEVERAL AREAS, (FWD TO AFT) AREA MARKED. INSTALLED TYPICAL WEB REPAIR SRM 51-40-2 PG 1-6. (M) - [SDR AALA961255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961255), Aug 26, 1996: TANK LANDING. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON LEFT STUB TANK PLATE 7340 LANDING. REMOVED CORROSION AND REPAIRED PER EOS 11697 DATE 8-21-96. (M) All 52: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N883AA-2002-04-08/reports.md ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Incident 19820622032969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820622032969I), Jun 22, 1982: Boeing 727223 (N883AA), Chicago, IL. Trailing edge flaps jammed on clean up after takeoff. Right inboard flaps jack screw bearing failed. - [Incident 19810909066769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810909066769I), Sep 9, 1981: Boeing 727223 (N883AA), Mcalester, OK. Passenger slipped and fell in his back gear right lavatory door. Cause unknown. ## Other aircraft with N883AA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N883AA): Pilatus PC-12/47E, S/N 1177, built 2009 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.